Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openvpn package, versions [,2.6.20)[2.7_alpha1,2.7.2)
Threat Intelligence
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- published23 Jun 2026
- disclosed8 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 8 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-40215 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openvpn to version 2.6.20, 2.7.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the TLS session promotion process. An attacker can cause a server crash or leak heap memory by triggering a use-after-free condition remotely during this process.